Topic: dinosaurs

According to the American Society for Velociraptor Attack Prevention, May is National Velociraptor Awareness Month. What are you doing to up your vigilance about the possibility of raptor attacks? Velociraptors can pop up in the most unlikely of places, so it’s a good idea to be on your guard at all times. To help you develop your defense plan, here’s a handy guide to some of the more unexpected places raptors have been known to attack, as well as some helpful suggestions for what to do if you find then.

Dinosaurs were even taller, scarier than we thought – Some folks at the University of Missouri have been studying dino bones and they’ve deduced that a thick layer of cartilage probably added an extra 10% in height to the beasts. We want a refund on our no-longer-to-scale T-Rex toys. (io9)